7 years after I moved to Paris for expatriate’s adventure and a little more than 4 years managing Expats Paris, making it one of the largest Paris expatriates communities, there are plenty life lessons I’ve learned as an expat. I’ve come to realize that many of my Paris-based expatriates friends somehow learn the same lessons, but just like me, they keep forgetting them.

At Expats Paris, we have, as its mission, the enablement of expats, whether new or established in the city, to be able to get together, forge new friendships and make business contacts. Expats Paris reaches out to the international community living in or visiting Paris, whether they be diplomats, foreign correspondents, students, or expatriates employed by small, middle or large multinational companies, or simply visiting or in town on business. We cater specifically to local expat residents. Expats Paris strives to give reliable information on expat-related topics in Paris.

One of Expats Paris’s marketing implicit values is trying to challenge assumptions and one of the assumptions we do have about our content (mainly blogging) marketing is that we should curate and publish original content to the blog at least twice each week.

Last saturday (26 Feb 2017), we mistakenly tweeted and posted on Facebook a article about the impact of terror attacks on Tourism in Paris. This tweet/post had a link that didn’t come from usual news sources. It came from Breitbart, the notorious far-right American news, opinion and commentary website that was founded in 2008. This news channel is known for notoriously offering provocative and deliberately outrageous commentary that is separate from its news coverage but also written by far-right bloggers and journalists.

Commuting from one place to another in Paris can be a frustrating and inefficient experience. Standing on the metro platform or waiting for a bus can get boring coupled with a tiring day at work. But it does not have to be, there are many ways in which you can make your Parisian commute more productive.